Man arrested for allegedly killing mother by striking her in the face with a piece of cement

A 32-year-old man was arrested Sunday night and charged with killing his mother by striking her in the face with a piece of cement, said New Orleans Police Department spokesman Garry Flot.

NOPDSuspect Leonard NellumLeonard Nellum argued with his 52-year-old mother about 8:20 p.m. in the 100 block of North Scott Street, during which he delivered the fatal blow, Flot said. The mother's identity has not been released.

First District officers responding to a call of a "female down" found the victim lying on the sidewalk with trauma to the head, he said. She was pronounced dead on the scene by paramedics.

Nellum was transported to the Orleans Parish jail and booked with second-degree murder, Flot said.